Snare drum muffler and practice pad



C. F. LEBOW SNARE DRUM MUFFLER AND PRACTICE FAD April 20, 1937.

Filed March 8, 1935 War/[s13 Imbazv,

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Patented Apr. 20, 1937.

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 ."Claims.

' This :inventionrelates to a snare. drum muffler :and. practice: pad,and one of the. principal objects of this invention is the provision ofa simple and efficient snaredrummuifier and practice pad which maybeconvenien'tly mounted upon a drum sh'ell in-order to placethestrikingsurface of the'pad in the'approximate center of the snare drum head,thereby providing means for permitting theldrummer tdbecomeaccustomed tolo the correctdrumming position and at the same time avoiding the"attendant noise ordinarily madewhilepracticing upon drums and similarpercussion -instruments.

A further objectof this invention is the production of -a 'simple andefficient snare drum 'muffler and practice-padwhi'ch may beso mountedupon the shell of the drum as to place the soft felt pad againstthebatter or playing head to pro- 'vide the'muffied'sound.

-A still further object of this invention is the production of a simpleand efficient snare drum mufiier and practice pad hichis so constructedas toperfnitthe use of suitable material on the top of the padto providedesired novelty effects other than the dulllthud which would beoccasioned bydrumming upon a rubber surface.

= Other objectsand advantages of the present "inventionwill appearthroughout the following specification and claims. 30 In the drawing:-

-Figure l is a perspective view of a snare drum showing themufflen andpractice pad in position;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through 35 the muffler andpadshowing a portion of the batterheadof the drum;

*Figure'3 is a side elevation of themufiler and pad showing thesupporting arms associated therewith;

40 "Figure 4 is atop plan-view of the muiiler and pad partly brokenaway;

Figure 5 ma bottomplan view of the muiiler p Figure 6 is'a'topplan viewof themuffier and 45 practice pad and supporting arms, the supportingarms'beingshown in a folded position; and

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a snare drum showing the muffler andpractice pad in a different position from that as shown in Figure 1,

50 the position of the braces being optional with the user.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that D designates the drumwhich is provided with the usual batter head H. My improved 55 mufilerand practice pad A is adapted to be placed ing .washer l4 which spacingwasher directly upon the head H of the drum D, as shown .clearlywinFigure 1.

lThemdrum muilier and practice pad, A comprises abatterpad member [0which is preferably circular in' formation and for ordinary practicepurposesmay be formed of rubber or other resilient material, or suchother -:;materialwhich 'may-be common to the trade. The batter pad 10 isreinforced by-means of. a metal band I I around its;periphery, and isalso provided witha rigid 10 baselZ. Anlanchoringbolt l3 passes throughthe rigid base 12 and thisbolt l3 carries a spacl4 fits against therigid base l2 and constitutes a spacing means for holding the anchoringplate 15 in 15 spaced relation from the rigid base l2. A spacingwasherI6 is also placed below the anchoring :plate' 15 and against thisspacing washerzllfi fits the felt or other soft pad IT. This pad ll ispreferably formed of feltor other thick soft materialand carries a metalor other rigid plate 18 through which'the bolt 1 3passes, the pad l1;having a socket 19 for receiving :the securing nutg20, the nut 20 firmlyholding the parts in assembled relation. Thelpad I1 is preferably formedcircular and of the same diameter approximately as the batter pad 10.

A pair-of hanger arms 2|. are hinged, as at 22, tothe anchoring platel5, and these arms 2 [may be connectedby means of a folding brace 23 tolimit the spreading movement ofthe arms, if desired. The arms 2| areprovided with angularly bent fingers 24 upon which are mounted resilientpads or sleeves 25 to fit over the rim of theshell of the drum D.Pivotally secured to the opposite side of the anchoringplate i5 is anextensible 4 arm '26 which is provided with aslotted section 21,which'slotted section may be locked in position by a suitable thumb nut28. The slotted section 21 is provided with an angularly bent finger 7.940

'upon which-ismounted a pad or protecting sleeve 30 for engagement withthe rim of the shell of the drum D. The fingers 24 and 28 are connectedto the arms 2| and .26 in a manner to allow the arms-to lie in aplane-normally below the upper.

edge of the rim of the shell of the drum'D, (note Figure 1).

By considering Figure 1, it will be seen that the practice pad andmuffler may be supported in substantially the center of the drum therebypermitting the student practicing upon the drum to assume the properposition and become accustomed to the proper bearing point upon thebatter pad. It will be further understood that the batter pad l0 may beformed of rubber or any

